EMPTY QUARTER RUN EXPLORATION

The Empty Quarter Desert  ( Rub Al Khali in arabic language) is the largest sand surface in the world and it is mainly located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Its maximum length in the Kingdom is 1,200 km, and its maximum width is 650 km. In the heart of the vast and inhospitable Rub Al Khali lies a secret that has captivated explorers, historians, and archaeologists for centuries. The lost city of Ubar, often referred to as the “Atlantis of the Sands,” The inhabitants of the Empty Quarter are members of various local tribes. The first documented expeditions  by non-saudi explorers were made by British explorers Bertram Thomas and St John Philby in the early 1930s. Between 1946 and 1950, Wilfred Thesiger mapped large parts of the Empty Quarter.

In 2020, Italian extreme desert explorer Max Calderan completed a Rub' al Khali exploration on foot for the first time ever from west to east. He crossed on foot 1,100 km (680 mi) in 18 days, crossing the widest area of Rub' al Khali

Holder of 11 records (world premieres) for extreme desert explorations, on February 02 2020 he enters intoo the History of Exploration crossing  1,100km of undefeated sand, never crossed on foot by anyone before him. A place shrouded in mystery, legend and secrets never revealed: the Empty Quarter (Rub Al Khali) of Saudi Arabia, the largest sand desert in the world. The Calderan Line was born and added to the geographical maps of the Arabian Peninsula and certified by Google Maps as Historical Landmark.

Max Calderan has been always interested in how people of various cultures live together sharing ideas, life visions and how both adapt to changes in their environment. In the last 10 years he focuses on the interplay of climate change, sustainable development and urbanity with applications to the fields of climate change impacts, environmental equity, individual behavior, modes of learning, communication, and planning policy and practice in international and inter-cultural comparisons. Max Calderan is not only a legendary desert explorer but in his professional life he is a high level expert of desertification, climate change, sustainability and regreening.

The EQRUN EXPLORATION experience offers a different daily place where to eat, rest, sleep and where you can share, in front of a desert, campfire, experiences  and feelings with the other travellers.
Accommodation in private single tents with matresses, and local food for breakfast, quick mid day snack , dinner. Coffee, tea, water.
Each participant keeps the same tent from the start to the end of this incredible adventure. 

Accessible to everyone, this First Edition does not require self-sufficiency in terms of water and food.

There is no internet connection for all the 9 days in the desert. The Desert Team is 24h/day connbtecte dwith external world via Satellite phones and GPS tracking.

24hday Medical supervision during the EQRUN EXPLORATION experience.